CONTENTS 



Mountains — Niiniber of temples antl priests on the mountain 

 — Kia-kiang — Arrival at Ya-chow— Bamboo rafts on Ya lUver 

 — Y'^ung-chin.cj-hsien — Tai-hsiang-ling-kwan Pass — Ching-chi- 

 hsien — Bad road — Arrival at Ta-tsien-lu . . . 168 



CHAPTER XIII 



TA-TSIEN-LU 



Excursion to the south-east — Camp at an altitude of 12,500 feet — 

 Ehododendron logs — Crossojitilon — Snow and frost — Search 

 for road— Lake discovered — Salamanders- Mr. Krieheldorfi' 

 goes to Mou-pin — Execiition of Tibetans — Oppression of lamas 

 — Message from Tibetan king — Try to find plateau to the 

 north — Larvoe and pupa of Parnassius Imperator — Departure 

 for neighboiirhood of Mo-si-mien — Musk deer — Local king's 

 palace — Ponies and cattle — Meet Tibetan king — King's farm — 

 Hot springs— Pheasants and Itliaginis — Mo-si-mien Pass — Ya- 

 chow-kun — Medicine collectors— Camping-ground chosen — Log 

 hut — Lake discovered — Trip to Ta-tsien-lu — Snow-storm— Fine 

 trees to the southward — Pu-tzu-fong — Black cm-rants and small 

 fruits — Natives excited against foreigner — Collectors at Ni-tou — 

 Eeturu to Ta-tsien-lu — Petition against my return south — 

 Arrival of caravan from Shi-ga-tze — Pere Jeridot — Ai'rival of 

 Prince Henri of Orleans — His collections — Paces — Disturbance 

 in city — Robbery — Breeding Crossojitilon — Lojihophorus 

 L'huysii — Tragopan — Parrots — Eagles .... 177 



CHAPTER XIV 



MOUNT OMEI 



Prepare to leave Ta-tsien-lu — Take charge of Pi'ince Henri's collec- 

 tion — Collectors left behind — Departure — Village destroyed by 

 landslip — Lu-ting-chiao — ^Sick woman — Kew road — Pass Chih- 

 pan-kow, Fung-ya-ping and San-yan-kwan — Ai-rive at Yo-so-po 

 — Tai-hsiang-ling-kwan Pass — Huang-ni-po — Shih-chia-chiao — 

 Y''a-chow-fu — Orders to travel by Hung-ya-hsien — Heavy raia — 

 Robbery at Tsi-ho-kia — Hung-ya-hsien — Landlord in trouble — 

 Kia-kiang — Kia-ting-fu — Depart for Omei-shan — AVan-nien-ssu 

 — Summit of Mount Omei — Glory of Buddha — Temples easily 

 destroyed by fire — Quantity of bronze on mountain — Iron 

 suspension bridges ...... 206 



